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Lisa Rodgers’ last second heroics help Celtic to winning start over Hearts

Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Celtic By Gethin Thurlow (17/8/25) Above: Celtic celebrate scoring against Partick Thistle in 2023 Photo: celticfc.com Goalkeeper Lisa Rodgers made some inspired late saves to see Celtic past Hearts as they got off to a winning start in the SWPL and eased pressure on manager Elena Sadiku Right from the start,Continue reading “Lisa Rodgers’ last second heroics help Celtic to winning start over Hearts”

NPL Women’s NSW Round 21 Review: Finals Race Heats Up as Surprise Results Shake the Ladder

By Georgie Lewis 30/7/25 Above: Aideen Keane celebrates her goal. Photo: Georgie Lewis It was an action-packed Round 21 of the National Premier Leagues Women’s NSW competition, with a few surprise results reshaping the ladder ahead of the final stretch. With top-four ambitions and relegation battles on the line, every game carried extra weight —Continue reading “NPL Women’s NSW Round 21 Review: Finals Race Heats Up as Surprise Results Shake the Ladder”

England chase repeat, Italy eye history: WEURO 2025 semi-final preview

By Eloise Smallbone (21/07/2025) Above: the knockout rounds of WEURO2025. Photo: UEFA website. England and Italy will face each other in the first semi-final of Euro 2025 on Tuesday 22nd July at 8pm BST.  Here is everything you need to know about previous meetings between England and Italy, each side’s tournament journey so far, asContinue reading “England chase repeat, Italy eye history: WEURO 2025 semi-final preview”

A National Pathway in Action: What the Emerging Matildas Championships Reveal About Australia’s Youth Development

By Georgie Lewis 21/7/25 Above: NSW 15’s celebrate winning their title. Photo: Georgie Lewis From Ellie Carpenter to Mackenzie Arnold to Kyra Cooney-Cross, some of the biggest names in Australian football began their careers at Valentine Sports Park. For the hundreds of players who competed in last week’s 2025 CommBank Emerging Matildas Championships, that sameContinue reading “A National Pathway in Action: What the Emerging Matildas Championships Reveal About Australia’s Youth Development”

Germany progress to WEURO2025 semi-final after dramatic defeat of France

By Emmanuel Faith (19/07/2025) Above: German hero of the evening Ann Katrin-Berger. Photo: UEFA on X. After going down to 10 players inside the opening twenty minutes, few would have imagined Germany would even get to half-time without being at least a goal or two down. However, they defied the odds and managed over 100Continue reading “Germany progress to WEURO2025 semi-final after dramatic defeat of France”

Why Sarina Wiegman’s most unpopular trait is key to Lionesses’ success

By Catherine MacKenzie (19/07/2025) Above: England celebrate a goal as one team. Photo: Lionesses on X. Sarina Wiegman rarely makes early substitutions, ‘trusting the gameplan’ to eventually succeed. This is a cause of frustration for some fans and pundits, but are there positives to making substitutions late? What does this approach say about the teamContinue reading “Why Sarina Wiegman’s most unpopular trait is key to Lionesses’ success”

“You don’t lose you learn”: Montemurro focused on development not defeat

By Isabelle Campbell 8/7/25 Above: Emily Gielnik against Panama Photo: Rob Lizzi for Impetus Despite a 1-0 defeat to Panama in Bunbury, Matilda’s head coach Joe Montemurro remains composed and confident as his side prepares for the second match of the series at HBF Park in Perth. With four debutantes introduced off the bench inContinue reading ““You don’t lose you learn”: Montemurro focused on development not defeat”

Women’s Euros Group D: Cymru v Netherlands, France v England

By Hannah Chadwick (05/07/2025) Above: Vivianne Miedema celebrates reaching 100 goals. Photo: Just Women’s Sports on X. Wales 0 – 3 Netherlands Team news and context: Cymru are making their major tournament debut while the Netherlands are looking to add more silverware to their collection after winning the competition in 2017. Since the first meetingContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group D: Cymru v Netherlands, France v England”

Women’s Euros Group C: Sweden v Denmark, Germany v Poland

By Catherine MacKenzie (04/07/2025) Above: Lea Schüller celebrating her goal. Photo: DFB_Frauen1 on X. Sweden 1 – 0 Denmark Team news and context: There are few ties with as much history and intrigue as Sweden taking on Denmark. The narratives are numerous: there is the fact that their most recent meeting consisted of Sweden inflictingContinue reading “Women’s Euros Group C: Sweden v Denmark, Germany v Poland”